S03.16 - The Excelsior Acquisition

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[arabian]

Howard was pretty much a jerk non-stop throughout the entire episode to Sheldon. In every scene he could be. For example, in the scene when they got back from court, Leonard told him to stop taunting Sheldon, and Howard went and made it worse. He was an ass.

I know that some would disagree with me, and I thought specifically of that scene with Penny in S2, but the thing is that there she wasn't really "trying" to act, it just happened. Here she was specifically. And why I thought it was real is because we've SEEN Penny truly do that pout thing when she's upset, and so she would put that in her "acting." I could be wrong, of course, which is why I made that note that I knew others would disagree.

Thanks for commenting. :)

[arabian]

I know she was deliberately acting, but it was almost as a joke. Like I said I could be wrong, but I'm totally okay with Penny being a terrible actress. I don't think it detracts from her awesomeness. She just needs to find something else that she is awesome at career-wise, if that's the case. But as I said, it's a matter of opinion. I watched that scene several times, trying to gauge whether she was trying to act, or trying to annoy Sheldon, and I always come away with the former. I'd love to see what the script said. Either way, it doesn't take away from my love of Penny.

[arabian]

I generally don't mind with Howard because Sheldon is *by far* meanest to him, but Leonard, well, I actually have a 'In Defense of Leonard' post percolating in my head. However, it doesn't take away that he hasn't been a great friend to Sheldon of late. And note how, once again, Sheldon referred to Leonard as a "friend" (not best friend) and included him with the others.